The Difference Between Alpha and Beta Receptors Explain Soy’s Benefits
“[S]oyfoods have become controversial in recent years…even among health professionals…exacerbated by misinformation found on the...
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The Validity of SIBO Tests
Sweet potatoes are one of my favorite vegetables and a delicious way for me to tick off the “other vegetables” boxes on my Daily Dozen checklist. What has the latest research on their benefits found? What is the best way...
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Benefits of Turmeric Curcumin for Uveitis and Eye Cancer
In 1989, ophthalmologists in India found that eyedrops made from the spice turmeric (known as...
What’s the Best Ferritin Level to Lower Cancer Risk?
If cancer is indeed a so-called ferrotoxic disease, a consequence, in part, of iron toxicity,...
Lowering Your Cancer Risk by Donating Blood
Back in the early 1980s, a pathologist in Florida suggested that the reason premenopausal women...
The Foods to Avoid to Lower Stroke Risk
“Stroke remains one of the most devastating of all neurological diseases,” killing about 5 million...
How to Boost the Fat Burning Hormone FIAF
Although recent increases in the availability of junk food and decreases “in institutionally driven physical...
What Happens When Pregnant Women Eat More Animal Protein
Are high-protein diets during pregnancy healthful or harmful? That question was answered about 40 years...
Supplement Labeling Fraud Is Widespread
The regulation of dietary supplements in the United States has been described as “too little,...
Proof That Lifelong Cholesterol Reduction Prevents Heart Disease
“It is well accepted that coronary atherosclerosis is a chronic progressive disease that begins early...
All Children Should Have Their Cholesterol Checked Between Ages 9 and 11
Coronary artery disease does not magically appear. The disease begins “during early childhood and progress[es]...
What Not to Do When You Handle Receipts
The plastics chemical bisphenol A, commonly known as BPA, was banned for use in baby...
Last Day to Register for Next Webinar
Today is the last day to register for my upcoming webinar: Why Do Vegetarians Have...
Consider the Evidence When You Make Life-or-Death Decisions
In the 1940s and ’50s, the American Medical Association was not only saying that “smoking...
Vitamin D Put to the Test for Crohn’s Disease
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), “a chronic inflammatory condition of the intestine that causes abdominal pain,...
A Supplement Shown to Improve Asthma
Asthma, “a chronic inflammatory disorder of the airways,” affects approximately 10 percent of children. About...
Should We Tax Meat and Dairy Like We Do Cigarettes?
One of the most effective ways to decrease the harms of smoking is by increasing...
Do Poultry Viruses Cause Human Cancers?
The incidence of cancers has been rising for the last half century, and the question...
Treating Prostate Cancer with Green Tea
Green tea has been called nature’s defense against cancer. Population studies linking green tea consumption...
Does Green Tea Help Prevent Prostate Cancer?
“Prostate cancer is a leading cause of illness and death among men in the United...
Last Day to Register for Obesity Webinar & New Stroke Risk Webinar
I’m excited to announce my next webinar, taking place on February 19: Why Do Vegetarians...
Why Drinking Diet Soda Makes You Crave Sugar
Recommendations on limiting sugar consumption vary around the world, with guidelines ranging from “[l]imit sweet...
Dark Chocolate Put to the Test for Peripheral Artery Disease
One of the problems with publishing research on chocolate is that the press jumps on...
Top 10 NutritionFacts.org Videos in 2019
NutritionFacts.org arises from my annual review of the medical literature. With the help of a...
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